At the courtroom

This was reputed to have been said in some court:

Lawyer: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?" Witness: "No." Lawyer: "Did you check for blood pressure?" Witness: "No." Lawyer: "Did you check for breathing?" Witness: "No." Lawyer: "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?" Witness: "No." Lawyer: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?" Witness: "Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar." Lawyer: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?" Witness: "Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere."

Vocabulary Help

alive - vivo

blood pressure - pressão sanguínea

brain - cérebro

breathing - respiração

check for a pulse - verificar o pulso

desk - mesa

How can you be so sure, Doctor? - Como você pode ter certeza, Doutor?

jar - jarro

nevertheless - não obstante

perform the autopsy - fazer a autópsia

reputed to have been said - afirma-se que foi dito

Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere. - Sim, é possível que ele possa estar vivo e praticando o direito em algum lugar.